Molecular Model Collection (#8)

Pentachlorophenol molecule
Pentachlorophenol (PCP), molecular model. Organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey)

Alanine molecule
Alanine, molecular model. Alpha-amino acid that can be synthesised by the body. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Proline molecule
Proline, molecular model. Non-essential alpha-amino acid, one of the 20 DNA-encoded amino acids. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Leucine molecule
Leucine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid contained in eggs, soy protein, seaweed, turkey, chicken, lamb, cheese, and fish

Cysteine Molecule
Cysteine, molecular model. Non-essential alpha-amino acid. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green), nitrogen (blue)

Thujone molecule
Thujone, molecular model. Organic compound with menthol odour found in the spirit absinthe. Thujone acts as a GABA-A receptor antagonist

Acetylcholine molecule
Acetylcholine, molecular model. Organic compound, neurotransmitter in nervous systems of many organisms. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (green-blue)

Glutamic acid molecule
Glutamic acid, molecular model. Non-essential amino-acid. Important neurotransmitter. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Glutamine molecule
Proline, molecular model. Non-essential alpha-amino acid, one of the 20 DNA-encoded amino acids. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Chemical research, conceptual image

Isoleucine molecule
Isoleucine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid contained in eggs, soy protein, seaweed, turkey, chicken, lamb, cheese, and fish

Threonine molecule
Threonine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid and one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA molecule
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), molecular model. Main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system of mammalians

Valine molecule
Valine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid and one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Phenylalanine molecule
Phenylalanine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid, one of the 20 common amino acids used to form proteins. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey)

Tryptophan molecule
Tryptophan, molecular model. Essential amino acid and one of the 20 standard amino acids. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green)

Methionine molecule
Methionine, molecular model. Essential alpha-amino acid. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (blue-green), nitrogen (blue), oxygen (red) and sulfur (yellow)

HIV-1 protease molecule
HIV-1 protease, molecular model. This enzyme, from HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), cleaves viral polyproteins into functional proteins that are essential for viral assembly and infectivity

HK97 bacteriophage capsid, molecular model. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, in this case enterobacteria such as E. coli (Escherichia coli), with the phage head shown here

Chikungunya virus capsid, molecular model. This virus, transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical Africa and Asia, causes fever and joint pain in humans, similar to dengue fever

TATA box-binding protein complex C014 / 0867
TATA box-binding protein complex. Molecular model showing a TATA box-binding protein (TBP, khaki) complexed with a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

HK97 bacteriophage procapsid. Molecular model showing the structure of the prohead-I procapsid of the HK97 bacteriophage. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria

Turnip yellow mosaic virus capsid, molecular model. This virus infects a wide variety of plants, including crops such as turnips and cabbages, causing yellow patches on the leaves

E. coli Holliday junction complex C014 / 0878
E. coli Holliday junction complex. Molecular model of a RuvA protein (dark pink) in complex with a Holliday junction between homologous strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Sindbis virus capsid, molecular model. This virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, causes sindbis fever in humans. In viruses, the capsid is the protein shell that encloses the genetic material

Fibrinogen molecule C014 / 0473
Fibrinogen. Molecular model showing the structure of the blood clotting glycoprotein fibrinogen (factor I). The molecule consists of two sets of alpha (grey)

Murine polyomavirus capsid, molecular model. This virus, one of a range named for their potential to cause multiple tumours, infects mice

Human antitumour antibody molecule
Human antitumour antibody. Molecular model showing the antitumour antibody BR96 complexed with part of the Lewis antigen. The Lewis antigen is expressed on the surface of human carcinoma cells

Iron containing protein, molecular model
Iron containing protein. Molecular model showing the structure of a bacterial homolog of the animal iron containing protein ferritin

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